The Danes have a record high infection at the moment. In the last 24 hours, 38,759 corona cases were registered, and the Danish health authorities have estimated that the omicron variant will lead to a daily infection rate of over 50,000 by the end of January. However, it does not stop more political parties from simply saying outright that it is time to get rid of the bandage.
– We are entering a period where we lift the restrictions, and the requirement for a bandage is one of them. That is why we are proposing this now, so we can start returning to a normal everyday life, says party leader in the Liberal Alliance, Alex Vanopslagh, to TV 2 Denmark.
His party also receives support from the parties Venstre, the Conservatives, Nye Borgerlige, Dansk Folkeparti and Kristendemokratene, where they have all agreed to submit this proposal to the Folketing’s Epidemic Committee in Denmark.
Will get rid of all restrictions soon
Today’s coronary measures in Denmark expire on 31 January, and as of 1 February, a wish has also been expressed to be completely “done” with the coronavirus and return to a normal everyday life. The party leader in the Conservatives, Per Larsen, tells Danish TV 2 that they are fully aware that all restrictions should be removed by 1 February, and he also talks specifically about face masks.
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– We would like to start this debate before 31 January, and we see that face masks are a great burden for many people who work in shops and elsewhere, Larsen tells TV 2 Denmark.
He points out that the high degree of vaccination and an ongoing natural immunity through the fact that more and more Danes are infected, should be enough to return to normal.
Asks to wait a little longer
Jens Lundgren is a professor of infectious diseases at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, and he asks that politicians have a little more ice in their stomachs before all the bandages are put in the drawer. He says that even though the burden on hospitals is no longer the biggest problem, it still makes sense to limit the spread of infection, since a lot of infection affects working life through high sickness absence.
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The National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) wrote in a recent weekly report that high sickness absence will also be a challenge in Norway in the coming weeks.
– The wave can be a significantly increased burden on the health service as a result of many patients and increased absenteeism due to illness and infection control measures. The municipalities and hospitals must use the next few weeks to vaccinate more people and prepare for large sickness absence and more patients, skriver FHI.
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